Seminar on constitution of India in precept and practice (25 & 26th April,1992)

A two-day Seminar on Constitution of India in Precept and Practice' was organised under the joint auspices of the Parliamentarians Group for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birth Centenary Celebrations, the Indian Parliamentary Group and the Bureau of Parliamentary Studies and Training of the Lok Sabha Secretariat on 25-26 April, 1992 in the Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi. Shri Shivraj V. Patil, Speaker, Lok Sabha, inaugurated the Seminar. Union Ministers, Presiding Officers of State Legislatures, eminent parliamentarians, distinguished jurists, noted legal and constitutional experts, leading journalists, political scientists and academicians participated in the Seminar. The participants brilliantly commented upon the working of the Constitution of India in the light of the experience gained during the last more than four decades.

The Seminar was divided into four different thematic sessions viz. Constitution of India as an instrument for economic growth and social justice; Accountability Vs. Stability; Constitution of India and National Integration; and Constitution of India in Precept and Practice. The key-note addresses on each thematic session were delivered by Shri Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs; Shri Vasant Sathe, former Union Minister; Shri L.K. Advani, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha; and Shri Buta Singh, M.P. and Convenor, Parliamentarians Group for Ambedkar Birth Centenary Celebrations, respectively. Discussions followed the key-note addresses.

The volume contains the verbatim proceedings of the Seminar. The theme papers prepared for the Seminar by the Research and Information Division of the Lok Sabha Secretariat have also been added to the volume. It is hoped that this publication would be found to be informative and useful.